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§ 185. —  Protection of Indians desiring civilized life.



[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 25USC185]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                    CHAPTER 5--PROTECTION OF INDIANS
 
Sec. 185. Protection of Indians desiring civilized life

    Whenever any Indian, being a member of any band or tribe with whom 
the Government has or shall have entered into treaty stipulations, being 
desirous to adopt the habits of civilized life, has had a portion of the 
lands belonging to his tribe allotted to him in severalty, in pursuance 
of such treaty stipulations, the agent and superintendent of such tribe 
shall take such measures, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary 
to protect such Indian in the quiet enjoyment of the lands so allotted 
to him.

(R.S. Sec. 2119.)

                          Codification

    R.S. Sec. 2119 derived from act June 14, 1862, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 12 
Stat. 427.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies 
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of 
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, 
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in 
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                              Indian Agents

    The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set 
out under section 64 of this title.



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